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Knightdale, N.C. — A Knightdale man faces accusations that he sexually abused a 6-year-old, according to an arrest warrant filed by the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

Gerald Lee, 33, of 6017 Antigua Run, was charged Friday with one count of first-degree sexual offense involving a child. Warrants state that the alleged abuse happened Oct. 25-26, 2010.

Lee was given a $1.5 million secured bond and scheduled to appear in court Monday.

He was already in the Lumberton Correctional Institute, serving a one-year sentence for a Nov. 16, 2010, conviction for obtaining property by false pretenses, according to state Department of Correction records.